Sreekandapuram
Sreekandapuram is a municipality in Kannur district, in the Indian state of Kerala.
The nearest places to Sreekandapuram town are the towns of Taliparamba, Iritty, Irikkur,and Mayyil and the villages of Chempanthotty, Eruvessi, and Chengalayi. The longest suspended rope bridge in Kannur district is situated at Kanhileri village, crossing the Valapattanam River, a major irrigation project is underway at Madampam. Work on a bridge across the river at Madampam is also completed.
Source - Wikipedia [Mar 2021]
Sreekandapuram was historically ruled by the Mushika Kingdom. The travels of Abraham Ben Yiju, a Jewish merchant who lived in Mangalore in the 1130s and 1140s, included a visit to Sreekandapuram, which he knew as Jurbattan
Sreekandapuram municipality is the largest municipal town in Kannur district in terms of geographical area (68.72 km2) but have the lowest population density (490 persons per km²) among the municipalities in Kannur district where village characteristics still prevalent.
